Violin-peg



P. D. BROWN.

VIOLIN PEG.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25; 1919.

1,347,63 1 3. atented July 27, 1920.

MNTOR By PETER .1). BROWN.

A TTOJPNEI PATENT OFFICE.

rnrnn 1). BROWN, or KINGSTON, CANADA.

VIOLIN-PEG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1920.

Application filed November 25, 1919. Serial No. 340,472.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER D. BnowN, a citizen of Canada, residing at Kingston, in the county of Frontenac and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Violin-Pegs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to violin pegs and has for its object to provide a tightening means whereby the peg will tighten on the outer side of the peg box walls.

A further object is to provide a peg which is tightenable in various widths of violin peg boxes.

A further object is to provide a violin peg having its top portion so made that the end ofthe violin string can be attached thereto and when so attached it will prevent slipping when the peg is being turned into tightened position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, cornbination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved violin peg,

Fig. 2 is a side view of my improved peg,

Fig. 3 is a view of the parts separated but in position for assembling, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the body portion of the violin peg.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged View, partly in section of the end member 19.

Referring to the drawings like numerals designate like parts in the various drawings.

5 indicates the peg box of a violin having suitable side walls 6 and 7 with usual openings 8 and 9 registering opposite each other and adapted to receive the violin peg.

It has been found in practice by using the friction peg that many violin necks are split by pressing the peg too far into the holes 8 and 9.

A further objection to this is that friction pegs do not always fit the various widths of necks between the walls 6 and? and thus would leave one sidehaving the peg loosely held therein, whichis not beneficial to such instruments. 1

In my improved peg I provide a cylindrical body portion 10 having a winged end 11 which is so formed as to be most adaptable for use of the fingers in turning the peg. "The body portion 10 and winged end 11 are provided with a central opening 12. At the inner end of the body member 10, the

opening is enlarged as at 14.- to receive the small end 15 of the tightener member. The tightener member is provided with a suitable shoulder 16 and head 17. This tightener member is provided with a polygonal central opening 18 for receiving the internally threaded metallic block 19.

. 20 is athreaded pinhaving a nut 21 securely attached at its outer end for turning the pin 20 by the fingers. This pin 20 is inserted through the winged end 11 into the opening 12 and threadedly engaged in the block 19. As this block 19 is positioned in ened it will be seen that the pin tightens on the outer side of the walls instead of frictionally engaging in the openings 8 and 9, and by the use of this peg the heads will not split similar to that caused by the friction held pegs.

It will be further noticed from the above that the tightening is done without the turn ing of the body member 10 or vice-versa. The body member 10 might be turned by the winged end 11 without disturbing the tightened position of the peg in the neck 5.

28 is a washer adapted to engage on the outer face of the winged end, as seen in Fig. 1, and the relative position of which is indicated in Fig. 2. y

In most pegs of the class hereinbefore referred to, there is a transverse opening through the body portion through which the end of the violin string is inserted and either knotted or tied in other suitable ways, so that the string will not slip when being wound on the body portion of the peg. Such an arrangement is not practical with the improved peg above described as the pin 20 extends through the center of the body member 10 and if a hole is drilled transversely so as to come on the outer side of the opening 12, it would in a great many cases split the peg owing to the smallness of such pegs, but the purpose of having a tightening means for the violin string for my improved peg, I provide a slot 24 running transversely and partly around the body 10. This slot 24-. is divided V-shaped as at 25 and the slots thus formed gradually diminish to the outer circumference of the body portion 10. The string is tied as illustrated in Fig. 4;. The string having a knot at one end allows the cord after passing around the body portion 10 to extend through the knot and turn to follow. the other groove at the V-shaped end The'knot will tighten against the V- shaped end but on account of the grooves in this position it will not be allowed to slip past the Vshaped portion and thus the string will be held in non-slippable position on the body member.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction of my invention will be clearly understood, and, therefore, a more extended explanation has been omitted.

\Vhat I claim as new, is,

1. A violin peg having a body portion, a

winged end formed on said body portion, a

tightening member partially telescoping into the small end of said body portion, a head on said tlghtening member, said tightening member having an internally threaded portion, a central longitudinal opening through said winged end and said body portion, a washer on the outer face of said winged end, a pin having a nut at its outer end, said pin extending through said opening and threadedly engaged internally of said tightening member.

2. A violin peg having a body portion, a winged end formed on said body portion, a tightening member partially telescoping into the small end of said body portion, a head on said tightening member, said tightening member having an internally threaded portion, a central longitudinal opening through said winged end and said body por tion, a washer on the outer face of said winged end, a pin having a nut at its outer end, said pin extending through said openmg and threadedly engaged internally of said tightening member, said body portion having a V-shaped groove formed upon its periphery to receive a violin string.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PETER D. BROWVN. \Vitnesses M. -MUNDELL, TERESA L. PALEY. 

